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Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979) -- Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle.

Overview

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Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog (writer)
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Release Date:
17 January 1979 (France) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot:
Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Cast announced for Lynch and Herzog’s My Son
 (From Fangoria. 6 February 2009, 12:16 PM, PST)

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Kinski Rules more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Klaus Kinski ... Count Dracula

Isabelle Adjani ... Lucy Harker
Bruno Ganz ... Jonathan Harker
Roland Topor ... Renfield
Walter Ladengast ... Dr. Van Helsing

Dan van Husen ... Warden
Jan Groth ... Harbormaster
Carsten Bodinus ... Schrader
Martje Grohmann ... Mina
Rijk de Gooyer ... Town official (as Ryk de Gooyer)
Clemens Scheitz ... Clerk
Lo van Hensbergen
John Leddy ... Coachman
Margiet van Hartingsveld ... Vrouw
Tim Beekman ... Coffinbearer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nosferatu - fantôme de la nuit (France)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (USA)
Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night (International: English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
107 min | USA:96 min (English version)
Language:
German
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | Italy:VM14 (original rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:AA (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Bavaria, Germany more

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Trivia:
The whole crew comprised 16 people - twice as many as Herzog had when he shot Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972). more
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Anachronisms: The rooftops are seen to be covered with TV antennae in the final shot of the town. more
Quotes:
Count Dracula: [subtitled version] Time is an abyss... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Sanctus more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Kinski Rules, 21 March 2006
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Author: Hitchcoc from United States

I saw this as part of a double feature with Aguirre: The Wrath of God. Needless to say, it wasn't an evening of giggles. This is a film from beginning to end about pestilence. There is the actual plague. There are characters who are walking demonstrations of pestilence. There is the sad, defeated, Count who, as we all know, is not happy with his condition, but is programmed to steep himself in blood. The characters of Kinski and Adjani are on a collision course. Only through human sacrifice and lust can this demon be destroyed. It's a gray, striking film, full of sadness and despair. Kinski is visually stunning as the vampire. He is remindful of count Orlock in the Murnau film. There is more sensuality in this film (there are less limitations). Still, like its predecessor, the star of the show is death and the scenes with the rats and the people dancing away their last days, the coffins carried through the streets, are as striking as any performance. Herzog brings out the weight of human despair.

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